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Lanester
Lannarstêr
The ship graveyard on the Blavet river
The ship graveyard on the Blavet river
Coat of arms of Lanester
Coat of arms
Location of Lanester
Map
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonLanester
IntercommunalityPays de Lorient
Government
 • Mayor (2008—2014) Thérèse Thiery
Area
1
18.37 km2 (7.09 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
21,897
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56098 /56600
Elevation0–51 m (0–167 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lanester (Breton: Lannarstêr) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France.

It is the largest suburb of the city of Lorient, across the river Scorff to the east.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Lanester are called Lanestériens.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on July the 13th of 2006.

In 2008, there was 5,67% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Template:Fr icon Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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